Siheyuan: Since 51

They were chatting and laughing when they both stopped at the same time.

Lin Zhiyuan stood up and opened the door. He was startled and felt surprised.

The person who came was actually Dong Xiuqi.

What is the old fox doing here?

Are you going to cause any trouble again?

Dong Xiuqi smiled cheerfully, "Xiao Lin, do you have time? I want to chat with you."

As he spoke, he looked into the room and saw Li Huaide sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed. He paused for a moment and asked, "Are you and Huaide talking about something?"

Lin Zhiyuan came back to his senses and gestured, "Director Dong, please come in."

Then he made a joke, "Well, it's because I miss Zeng Yinquan from the logistics department, and Director Li couldn't bear to let him go, so he came to the door!"

Seeing this, Li Huaide also stood up and followed the conversation, cursing with a smile.

"That's right, Yinquan is the pillar of the purchasing team, Zhiyuan is really unkind!"

Sit back down, smoke some cigarettes and make some tea.

After chatting for a while, Li Huaide said goodbye.

"Director Dong, Zhiyuan, you guys chat. I'll go talk to Zepeng. After all, we're transferring people from his group, so he needs to be prepared."

Lin Zhiyuan shrugged and laughed.

"Director Li, this is all for the sake of the steel mill. You have to communicate well with Zepeng. Besides, Comrade Zepeng has always been reasonable and considerate of the overall situation. He will definitely not have any objections."

After seeing Li Huaide off, Lin Zhiyuan returned to the sofa and sat down again.

Dong Xiuqi's eyebrows curved slightly, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, "The tea is good."

Lin Zhiyuan smiled and waved his hand, "Well, it's just ordinary tea. I didn't expect it would catch your eye."

Then he added casually, "Director Li said the same thing."

"Really? It seems like we think alike!"

Dong Xiuqi raised his eyes and examined him with a smile for a few seconds. His right hand casually hung on his thigh, tapping it lightly and rhythmically.

"Zhiyuan, what do you think of the two department heads of the union?"

"Director Dong, I will follow the organization's instructions."

Lin Zhiyuan's heart moved, and a smile appeared on his lips. "After all, individuals must obey the organization's arrangements. Does my opinion matter?"

Hearing this, Dong Xiuqi was filled with emotion for a moment.

That upright, straightforward, innocent, like a blank sheet of paper, who was seen through at a glance, saying whatever he wanted and not hiding a single thought, when did he change, becoming so strange and so scheming.

In a trance, Lin Zhiyuan also dreamed back to three years ago.

Once upon a time, I was silly, naive, complacent and proud. Looking back now, I can’t help but feel a little nostalgic.

The office fell inexplicably into silence.

The two men sat opposite each other, each taking a puff of cigarette, the smoke floating in the air, clearly separating them.

After a long time, Dong Xiuqi spoke again, breaking the silence.

"Xiao Lin, three years have passed in a flash. I have to say that you have made great progress and grown so fast that I can hardly keep up with you."

Lin Zhiyuan sneered in his heart, but kept a calm expression on his face. He spread his hands and looked up.

“To be honest, I didn’t expect it either.

My thoughts were very simple. I would drive the car quietly, go on business trips occasionally, bring some local specialties to my family, and let them taste the fresh food. I would be an ordinary but passionate person.

However, things don’t always go as planned, and the development of things is often full of unpredictability. No one can say which will come first, tomorrow or an accident.

I never thought of taking this path.”

Dong Xiuqi pondered for a moment and spoke slowly, "I've never thought about it, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Every landscape has its own merits."

"Maybe!"

Lin Zhiyuan said perfunctorily and expressed it again.

"It doesn't matter to me who the two department heads of the union are. I just hope that the union can carry out its work in accordance with my ideas."

Dong Xiuqi was stunned for a moment, then he lighted up a cigarette and struck a match while saying ambiguously, "We are both lighting cigarettes, so does it matter whose matches are used?"

Lin Zhiyuan gave a meaningful smile.

After a long while, he said leisurely, "Indeed, it doesn't matter who lights it. But we have to be careful, for fear that someone will lose control and burn my beard!"

If you want to play dumb, I'll play stupid.

You talk about the city gate tower, and I talk about the hips and elbows.

Obviously, we are not on the same page.

Dong Xiuqi returned home in disappointment.

Before leaving, he looked back and saw a smile on Lin Zhiyuan's lips, which was very intriguing.

Returning to the office and standing by the window, Lin Zhiyuan sneered.

Grandma, do you regret it now?

If I had been open and honest with you and had really accepted you, maybe I would have accepted it at that time.

I waded through the wind and snow, cleared away the clouds and fog, and finally saw the sunny sky. Have you suddenly realized it?

Kindness delayed is not kindness at all.

Justice delayed is justice denied!

It’s too late, go away!

Just as I was lost in thought, the office door was pushed open with a clang.

Without turning around, Lin Zhiyuan guessed who it was.

There were only two people who didn't knock.

One is Li Huaide, whose actions were not so big, and the other one is our big brother Zhou Liping.

Damn it, if the original owner hadn’t been dating such a guy, he would have been beaten up to let him know why the flowers are so red.

Sure enough, when he turned around, he saw Zhou Liping push the door back and close it.

"Zhiyuan, I heard that your union is very short of people. I'm here to help you."

Lin Zhiyuan frowned slightly, "Why are you causing trouble? The warehouse doesn't care? Although they are all deputy sections, there are more messy things in the union, but nothing is as pure as the warehouse."

Zhou Liping winked and snorted, "What are you talking about? He's my brother-in-law."

Lin Zhiyuan's heart moved, and he gestured: "Tell me, what's his situation?"

Zhou Liping picked up the cigarette box from the coffee table, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep puff.

"His name is Tang Wenqiang. He is in his third year of high school this year. I don't think he will be able to get into college. My father-in-law wants to wait until he graduates from high school to see if there are any arrangements from above before making a decision. I heard you say that the union is short of people, so I told my father-in-law and they can coordinate to let him graduate early."

Lin Zhiyuan thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, I have to make preparations in advance, otherwise, I may not be able to get to the union."

Zhou Liping raised his head and blew out a smoke ring. "I know. I'll leave it to you."

Seeing Zhou Liping showing off, Lin Zhiyuan curled the corners of his mouth and revealed a wicked smile.

"By the way, is there any movement in Wenfang's stomach?"

Zhou Liping was stunned for a moment, then snorted coldly, "Are you sick? Why are you bringing up something irrelevant?"

Lin Zhiyuan felt comfortable, laughed, and pretended, "What? I just care about you."

Zhou Liping said unhappily, "Go away, I'm taking medicine to recuperate. Mr. Ren said that I had some kind of cold that entered my body when I was a child, so I need to recuperate for a while."

"Well, any cure will do."

After chatting for a while, it was time for lunch.

The two walked side by side and headed straight for the cafeteria.

The second and third canteens were expanded, but Lin Zhiyuan had never been there. He Daqing was in the first canteen, which was close by, so why should he go to a place far away?

Queue up and get your meal.

From a distance, it seemed that Sha Zhu could actually chat and laugh with every person who came to get food.